The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-19
THE HEALY AFFAIR
IN TIE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Dir. sexton Asks TINT lisaly's Suspension be
Neseindod, but the Government Refuses
the Petition-A Warm Dsbate-Par.
ncll Letter Pronounced Forgery.

LONDON April lS.-1n the House o
Commons Mr.. Sexton asked whether th,
Government would conaent to rescind thl
suspension OF Healy. .
W. H. Smith replied for the Govern
msnt that the duty they had to discharge
Tor the night was most disagreeablc. The
Government was sorry they were forced
to ask that Healy bs named for trans
crossing the orders OF the House. II
would be utterly impossible, hoxeve.
when no apology had been given for thit
breach Of the decencies Of debate to 70.
scind the suspension. No motion To that
effect could bc entertained without the
general concurrence Of the House.
MI. Sexton inquired II 1t was compesen.
for him 10 move to rescind Healy's aus.
pension.
Speaker Peel replied-No motion will
be competent unless 1t appeared on the
papers OF tho House.
Mr.. Sexton said in the absence Of IIealy
no was authorized for him to Say II Major
Saunderson would Withdraw the oilensive
charges to which Healy's language was in
reply, Healy would Withdraw The expires.
sions deemed by tho House offensive.
A PERTINENT QUESTION.
Jacob Bright, Liberal, and brother Of
John Bright, asked why it was when two
members Of the House committed tho
same ofonae one was suspended whils
the other was not.
The Speaker sGid under ordinary cir.
cumstances he would decline to answer
that question or any other question i'm.
plying his action was not impartial, but
in the present circumstanCes he would
explain in the second instance in which
the breach OF the rnles OF the House had
been committed that Of Sexton1 an
apology followed e withdrawal OF the ex.
preston causing tho breach.
Sexton moved that Healy be heard at
the bar OF tho House. TIE Speaker de.
Clared that could not be done. Sexton
asked Msjor Saunderson to withdraw his
assertions regarding Healy, which ex.
aaspsrated him into making the response
ior which he was suspended. Saunderson
remaining silent, Gladstone put to him
the direct question whether he proposed
to render tho House any assistance BY
the withdrawal OF his offensive e1.
pressions.
The Conservatives cried "No, mol" mo
don't, don'tw
saunderson said he never alluded to
Heaiy directly or indirectly, because he
ielt Us regards Healy he was unable TO
substantiate the charges 30 as to bring
bring conviction TO the minds OF the men,
bers oil the House. [Cheers and Hear"
Hear."l The matter was then dropped.
sExToS's WARM SPEECH.
subsequently Sexton, resuming debate
on the Irish Crimes act amendment bill,
said saunderson charged him with direct
in crime. II the accusation
were well founded why did the Irish
vicetoy approve OF his present appoint.
ment as high sheriff OF Dublin? His
name as a member OF the league had been
linked with that Of Sheridan, the invinci-
Bile, but Sheridan never was member
Of the executive council OF the land league
Did Saunderson, in pointing to him [Sex.
ton mean in reality to emhsrrass Colonel
King, against whom the Major RECENTLY
unsuccessfully competed for the new Gov.
ernment otiice OF Parliamentary Under
Secretary for Ireland. [Parne.lite cheers
For Sheridan and Colonel King
Harmon once cauvanoed the same
constituency together. Eyer also.
Treasurer oi the old lard league
was At ono time an intimate friend of Col.
King Harmon. [Cheers.l They were
Iello% members OF the council OF tho home
rule league not only that, Eyan wrote for
the Colonel his political address to the
electors. lLsugh.er.] II past association
with men charged with crime meant com.
plicity in that crime, which side of the
house WAS deepest in assassination? I'll
was msnIfeatly sbsdrd for Saundcruon to
Accuse the executive OF the land league of
knowing men were nurderers because
their names were mentioned in connection
With Phoenix Park affairs. He (Sexton)
aerer learned OF any factor or any,
hing that had been proved which
would warrant him in changing the
opinion which he always enter.
aimed that Evau and those associated
WIN nm were innocent OF the malignant
charges brought against them. ICries of
Hear hear. Shundersor' o at,ark Wae
10Th mean ana cowardly. 1t did not con.
ain direct, explicit charges, but WAS com. |
'osed OF irsinuctions founded on scandal. |
~. rumors. When exposed to the light
,t day. not q rRg OF those acnndalous tah- |
'icatiuns would hold together, not one of
hem would remain whether they took
hnpc OF simple lie, or that OF manifes,
:!umsy. malignant forgery. Parnellite
:heers,
Sexton continuing, aaid it was absurd TO
.ttempt TO suppress 4 body 40 etrong in
he hearts oil the Irish and so powerfully
in Ireland and America as the
eague, which co iar from being an acces-
ory 10 and iuciter OF crime, labored 10
,uL it down.
HARRINGTON TAKES 4 HAND,
Lord Harrington on rising was greeted
With cheers, and Baid it was strange the.
section Of Liberals now described the
'arnclli,es as great and generous. Tho
Aheral party wero tho very persops
Who Bhurt Tina nuc un,n So